Issue - decisions

a)  That, in principle, the inclusion of this Council in the Kent application to the Department of Communities and Local Government for a Business Rates Pool for 2014/15, subject to satisfactory governance arrangements and membership providing a financial advantage to the area covered by the pool, be agreed;

b)  That delegated authority be given to the Director of Regeneration & Communities, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to make a final decision, following assessment of the final membership and governance arrangements.